ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਕਉ ਕੋਈ ਖੋਜਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥
is man ka-o ko-ee khojahu bhaa-ee.
Let each person examine his own mind, O Siblings of Destiny.
ਮਨੁ ਖੋਜਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
man khojat naam na-o niDh paa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Examine your mind, and you shall obtain the nine treasures of the Naam. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let each of you search this mind, O brothers and sisters.
Search the mind, and you find the Naam, the nine treasures.
Explore your own mind honestly, and you'll find a treasure hidden inside you.
Search your own mind, and you find the Naam, a treasure of every good thing.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Is man ka-o ko-ee khojahu bhaa-ee: search this mind, O siblings. Man khojat naam na-o nidh paa-ee: searching it, you find the Naam, the na-o nidh, the nine treasures — an old way of saying every kind of riches. The treasure is inside, waiting to be found.
A Question to Sit With
What's one thing you've discovered by paying close attention to your own mind?
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